Chinese Crosswords has three volumes (elementary, intermediate and advanced). This is the first volume. Chinese Crosswords aims to offer another alternative way of learning Chinese while having fun. The book is designed to help readers' further understanding of some of the most often-used words and sentences in specific communicative and social contexts. It aims to assist readers in learning more about Chinese culture in association with the language, encourage readers to associate words with other knowledge, enlarge readers' vocabulary and practice a very useful reading skills: guessing in context.